Chelsea top wage bill for Premier League clubs

Chelsea have posted the highest wage bill of any team in the Premier League.

Companies House made the figures available for the 2014-15 season and the Premier League champions are ahead of both Manchester United and City with a staggering £215.6 million dished out between the squad.

A £25m increase on the previous year, Chelsea stormed ahead of United (£203m) and City (£193.5m), with both Manchester clubs managing to reduce their wage bills from the previous campaign.

Arsenal sit only slightly behind big-spending City with a total of £192.2m despite Arsene Wenger's frugal reputation in the transfer market.